EATA Research Committee

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

 

EATA Research Presentations

Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposium

Valley Forge, Pennsylvania · January 11-14, 2008

 

DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: October 15, 2007

 

Reports on experimental research, injury surveys, case studies, and/or other research projects that are pertinent to the practice of athletic training are welcomed from athletic trainers, physicians, exercise physiologists, biomechanists, physical therapists, educators, and other health care professionals.  All abstracts will undergo blind review.  Literature reviews are unacceptable!

 

1. All abstracts must conform to the guidelines established by the NATAREF Free Communications Program --- https://www.nata.org/forms/2007%20CFA%20First%20Draft.html

 

2. Forward the original abstract, a blind copy (one that does not indicate any information concerning the author’s name or institution) and a cover letter that includes the presenter’s mailing address, city, state, zip code, work phone, fax, e-mail address, and NATA membership number to kaminski@...  If you were a student at the time of the study, please indicate whether you were an undergraduate or graduate student.  A confirmation message will be sent once the files have been received electronically.  The preferred format for electronic submissions is as Microsoft Word or pdf files.

 

3. If accepted for presentation, the original abstract will appear as submitted in the conference proceedings CD-ROM.  Be sure to carefully check for spelling and grammatical errors before submitting the abstract for review. 

 

4. The majority of the accepted abstracts will be presented at the EATA meeting in poster format; however some abstract submissions may be targeted for oral presentations (2).   

 

5. Any abstract submitted for presentation at the Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association (EATA) Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium is also eligible for submission to the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Annual Conference and Symposium.  However, abstracts previously presented at national or international meetings and published elsewhere are prohibited. 

 

6. EATA Abstract Research Awards are selected from the yearly submissions and will involve 1 undergraduate and 1 graduate student winner in each of the oral and poster presentation categories (total of 4 award winners).  Recipients are announced at the EATA Annual Meeting and given a monetary award as well as a recognition plaque. 

 

 

 

Thomas W. Kaminski, PhD, ATC, FACSM

Director of Athletic Training Education

Associate Professor

University of Delaware

Department of Health, Nutrition & Exercise Sciences

Biomechanics and Movement Science Program - BIOMS

Human Performance Laboratory - Room 159

541 South College Avenue

302-831-6402 (office)

302-465-2335 (cell)

302-831-3693 (fax)

http://www.udel.edu/HNES/AT/Site/index.html